Gage.



P. M. GELATT.

GAGE. APPLICATIOI mo mun. m1.

mumm 11, 1911 at slight, x accuracy rHfiLo all. GELATL or La c'no ssn, wrsconsnv.

seen.

concern; 4 v a; B 1 known f LR M G 'AI a1 cltlzen of the United. States. of Am erica, re-

siding at LaCrosse, in the count f of La Crosse. and State I of WVi'sconsin,

more particularly ,onefladapted for .automobile vehicles. or the. like,.- and .to an arrangement "thereof; whereby rigidity is ,ob* tained" by a construction that permits the manufacture of the-gage in largequantities fpens'eywhile at the same time the the instrument and its freedom irom 'YlbIfltIQH and fluctuations under use,

are not in any: manner ilessened but are rather-enhanced hythe design. a j

The invention consists inthe matters here- ,inafterl set forth; and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims. In the drawings, a

Fig'ure i 1 is a View .111 ele vation, partially roken zitvnypof an antom b l tfl I t mbodies features of h ew .5 13 ii$fiiipni flnd E eletation, of the device-withth' 's' a g; 3 isa plan View ,of the dialplate and thithe 'extei -ior cas ng reandithevdial' plate; ggointer a d float ani'sm-shown in .assem led relation I is aviewtr'ofthe-underside of'the assembled dial casingand dial plate with a depending float support and float stem shown in section; a Fig. 6 is a view in detail-of the casing proper and v F1 7' is a "iew the fl oat'mechanism. V

Asherein shown in preferredform, a circularcasingf 1 ,has a base flange 2 1 whereby it may be ei'iitably secured over: an opening in a tank -wall "An inner annular flange 3 has an interrupted inset marginal ortion 4 that is PIOVldBd' with diametri'ca ly 0 posite rectangular notches 5 and opposite y disposedand arranged recesses 6. plate 7 that is' adapted to seat on the re 6 atia' d rti v r v v a A .beyeled pinion 21 onfthe portion of the ste'm' belowfthe part 14. meshes-with a gear in detail ofa portion of" joint.

sealing portion 4 of the flange 3,'has down- 7 I V Specification of Letters Patent; Patenfd July 17, '7. Application as Januar 22, i917. Serial No. 143356..

turned lugs 8' which are. struokup from the body of the plate without in any way breakiiigthe marginof'the plate so that the circumferential contact between the" same and the flange-4 is unbroken, thus avoiding any leakages The downturned ears re ister with The latter consists of a sheet'metal strip,

bent at right angles to form'the head 12 through which the riyets' pass directly,

the extremity of theheadilying'in either of the notches 6 of the rib 4 according to the direction which it is desired to have the float stem take. 1 m

,T-he inainportionof the strip is stiffened by an embossed rib'13. At'the lower portion of the strip, the latter is inturned to ,form a bearing bracket 14 substantially parallel with the head 12 and a depending foot15. 1

An uprig t spindle 116' passes through alined apertures 1n the head 12 and-part 14,

' an indie; hand 17 beingmounted on theupper end above-the'dial pla-te 6. A stop'col'lar in the form of asplit ring 118 or the like encircles the stemand turns on" the member 14, thereby preventingdownward motion of the s'pi'ndle; 7

A stud 20 at right angles subst'antially'to the spindle; I6 is mounted oirthef-oot "15.

memberQlwhich has an'el'ongated hub 23 that giyes a firm bearing on the studQGh while an inner annular shoulder 24; forms a thrust bearing against the foot 15 of the tion. Anarm 25 formed'integrally on thegear member; extends radially therefrom and is apertured to receive the stem 26 of a aving a glass or transparent shield 292=there being an interposed gasket 30 to seal the the casing 1'. r 1 a Asa result of this construction, a very light, readily manufactured and easily and accurately working float gage is obtained Preferably the collar screws on to supporting bracket and prevents undue fric- -j that is quickly mounted on any tank, and when once in pos'itionis sufficiently rigid to withstand shocks of use on a movin vehicle such as an automobile, while the simplicity of design precludes liability to. injury or binding of the operating parts,

, Obviously, changes 1n the construction maybe made without de art-ing from the spirit of my invention an I do not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrarigement of parts. WhatI claim is:

- 1. A tank gage comprising a casing, a.

ing the dial plate, a gear journaled on the tially radially from the 2. A- tank age comprising alcasing, an

' cured on, the spindle, above the sealing plate,

foottransverse to the spindle, a pinion on the spindle meshing with the gear, and -a float secured to a stem extending substangear;

interrupted a ange that extends inwardly V from the casing and has locating notches, a

sealing plate resting on the flange and having depending lugs interlocking non-rotata bly' with the notches, a dial plate on the sealing plate, a indle support depending from the sealing p ate, means near the end'of the support for supporting a rotatable gear, a spindle 'journale in the support transversely to the support of the gear, an index hand semeansfor securing the sealing plate on the casing, a pinion on the spindle, a gear operatively connected to the pinion'and mounted v v on the sup ort, and a float operatively conthe i nected to gear to oscillate the latter. 3. [A tank g1 comprising a casing having an inner peripheral flange with a notched or interrupted margin, a sealing. plate nonrota-tably engaging with the notched margin and rest ng on the casing, a dial plate on the sealing p1ate,,a spindle support that depends from the sealing plate and i's-bent near the lower end to provides bearing bracket and foot, a spindle journaled in the support, an

' index hand on the spindle sweeping the dial plate a" gear journaled on the foot transverse y'to-the spindle, a pinion. on the spindle meshing with the gear,-'a'nd afloat operatively c'onnected to-the to oscillate the latter. v 4. tank gage compr sing a cas ng, an

inner annular flange in the casing having a notched and vinterrupted marginal portion,

a sealing plate resting-on, the flange, de-v pending ears from the sealing plateenga ing notches 1n the flange, a dial plate on t e sealing plate, a spindle support secured to both plates, a spindle journaled in the-httpport and extended through the plates, an index hand on the spindle sweeping the dial plate, a pinion on the spindle,'a' gear-journaled on the support in mesh with the pinion, aradially disposed stem extending from 'the gear, a float for oscillating the stem, and a casing collar having a transparent shield bearing bracket and offset foot, means securing-the head against the underside of the sealing plate, a spindle rotatably' mounted in the bracket portion and in an aperture in the head and plate, a pinion on the lower portion of the spindle, a stud'on the. foot and transverse to-the spindle, a gear journaled on the stud in mesh with the pinion and provided with a lateral extension, and

a float and stem secured to'the lateral ex tension. 3

V 6. A tank gage comprising a 'casing havingan inner annular flange with a depressed marginal portion provided with notches, a sealing plate fitting thedepressed portion,

- lugs on-the plate interlocking with the inerginal notches, a dial plate restingon the flangeand sealing plate, means for clamping the plateson the casing,ia spindlesupport strip bent transversely .near' its upper end to form a head that is secured to the under face of the sealing'plate' and near the lower end to form abearingbracket and o'fl'set portion,

aspin'dle journaled in aIined apertureS in the bracket, head and" plates, a pinion-Ion the spindle below t-he bracket,agear on'the foot meshing with the spindle, and-afloat In testimony whereof I aflixilny signature in tlie presence of I '06 of patent obtained {or are cents each, by addressing the cameras otte'tcatnf GELATT 1'10,- operatively connected tothe gear to oscilv late it.. 

